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Mondays always wind up being the slowest day of the week, whatever side of the information technology field you’re on.  IT recruiters, IT contractors, and IT managers all feel the drag on Monday.  But there are a few things IT professionals can do that will make their Mondays go as quickly as their Thursdays.

1. Start by looking ahead on Thursday and Friday.  If Monday is often slow, it’s because it tends to be more of a catch-up day.  The catch-up, of course, comes from the preceding days: Thursday and Friday.  IT consultants and technical recruiters don’t need to sprint on Thursday and Friday, but keeping the pace consistent with the rest of the week will even things out come Monday.
2. Plan ahead.  Whether it’s during your commute or on Friday at 4:50, make sure you have a list somewhere of the things you need to accomplish on Monday.  Don’t leave the prioritizing and triaging until Monday morning.  It only slows down the rest of the day, and sometimes the week!
3. Read your email on Monday morning, but only selectively.  Don’t go through every email you’ve acquired since you left on Friday.  Go through anything that is urgent and relates to your priorities for the day.  Leave everything else that’s less urgent for later.  Responding to everything first thing Monday morning will only start a terrible cycle of email all day long.  Hold off and get some stuff done before engaging in the cycle.